Individual Details

(Lucy's History by Emma Day)

Lucy met Thomas Carlos Emett while living in Meadows, later known as Hamblin, UT. They went to the old Endowment House in Salt Lake City, UT and had their endowments and were sealed on 13 Oct 1876 (1873). They made their home at the Meadows for several years. There they had two girls; Olive Philena & Alice Lillian, but little Alice Lillian died at age two. Also David Carlos was born there.
Thomas and Lucy moved to Kanab in about 1879. The next few years were unhappy years for Lucy as Thomas was away most of the time. He was engaged in cattle and horse dealings. He also played the Violin for dances and was in great demand all around that area. Another son Don Thomas was born to them here, and when pregnant again, Thomas Carlos Emett went away and never returned to help care for their little family. It was later reported that he was killed.
Lucy's brothers, Moroni and Lyman Canfield went to Kanab and moved her home to the Meadows, where her father and mother and other members of her family lived. They provided a home and cared for her and her children. This is where little Elsie was born.
Lucy continued loving and caring for her children as any good mother would. It was within the next few years that John Day came to the Meadows. He came as a young man from SLC, down into this southern part of the state, seaking employment. He worked for men owning large herds of cattle, also sheared sheep. He was classed as an "Expert" in shearing sheep.
Lucy was the "apple of his eye" and they were married 5 Nov. 1888. John bought a little house in the Meadows. Later he built on to it, making it quite a comfortable home for mother in those days.
On Aug 1, 1889, Emma Day was born in this humble home at the Meadows.
Several times when John took long shearing jobs, Lucy would go with him and cook for the shearers. Emma remembers them telling her of going out to Burnt Flat one spring, this was near Lemans Cave, they told of going in this beautiful cave many times.
On 29 Aug 1892, Lucy gave birth to twins John and Henry. Her health was never quite so good after their birth, but the Lord did bless her with health and strength sufficient to care for her tiny babies. They were frail and it took months of constant care. Ollie and the older children helped a great deal. (By this time Ollie was married; Carl went away to work and was gone a great part of the time; Don and Elsie lived with their mother most of the time but sometimes went to stay with their grandmother, and away to school. Elsie stayed with Aunt Knell in Cedar City and went to school)
It was about 1896 when the family moved from the Meadows to the Old Castle ranch at the mouth of Pinto Canyon. The exact place where now the New Castle Dam is built. Lucy's health did not improve as they hoped it would. She suffered several sick spells while living there. At one time she was so ill they became very worried and frightened so Carl rode a horse to Cedar City, Iron, Utah and back in a few hours to bring her medicine. Transportation then was only by horse. This faithful old horse could not walk for days after making this trip.
About the spring of 1898 they moved to Enterprise, UT. John had moved two rooms of the house they had at the Meadows, on a lot in Enterprise. Lucy was inthused with the prospects of this little town. There were such a few families here then, and so much to be done. Everyone was working hard to get organized. Land had to be cleared of the tall sage brush, homes built, ditches and fences built. Everyone worked untireing and gave of their means unselfishly. Lucy gave the first quilt top to be sold by the Relief Society (then just organized). The proceeds to go into the building fund for our little brick church house and amusement hall.
The next two or three years were happy and eventful years for them. John was appointed Enterprise's first Post Master. At the same time he was setting himself up in the mercantile business. Lucy was by his side in all his under takings.
It was in April 1901 when Lucy took seriously ill. John lost no time in taking her to Cedar City for medical aid, but all that was done for her was to no avail, on on May 1, 1901 she passed away. Her body was brought back to the Meadows to her mothers old home. Services were held there and she was buried by her infant daughter Alice Lillian, in the cemetery on the hill.


First Marriage was to Thomas Carlos Emett and was sealed to him in the Endowment House on 13 Oct. 1873. Second marriage was to John Day Sr. on 5 Nov 1888.

(Lucy's History written by Elsie and Emma in 1957)

A Brief Sketch of Lucy Philena Canfield Emett Day
Lucy Philena Canfield, our mother was born Jan 21, 1853, at Provo, Utah. Her parents were David Canfield and Elizabeth Story Depuy Canfield. She was the fifth child born to this union.
Her parents came to Utah in 1850. They made their home in Provo for 11 years. Then were called to the "Dixie Mission". They lived in St. George for two years, when they moved to a ranch on the creek, known as the old Foster Ranch. As I remember them telling me, this ranch was east and south of Central Utah, on the banks of the creek, surrounded by black ledges. While living here for eight years, the family were members of the Pine Valley Ward.
Their next move they went to the Meadows, later known as Hamblin. It was while living here that mother met and married Thomas Carlos Emett on Oct 13, 1873.
They went to the old Endowment House in Salt Lake City, UT and had their endowments and were sealed on 13 Oct 1876 (1873). They made their home at the Meadows for several years. There they had two girls; Olive Philena (Oct. 10, 1874) & Alice Lillian (Aug 14, 1876), but little Alice Lillian died at age two. It was on Jun 2, 1878. They buried her in the old Meadows cemetary. Also David Carlos was born there on Nov 20 1878. While Carl was yet a baby, they took their little family and all their belongings and moved to Kanab around the year 1879.
The next few years were unhappy years for Lucy as her husband was away most of the time. He was engaged in cattle and horse dealings. He also played the violin for dances and was in great demand all around that area.
Lucy's husband Thomas Carlos Emett went away and never returned to help care for their little family. It was later reported that he was killed.
Lucy was pregnant when he left her and in the year of 1883, she needed care and someone to look after her. Her brother's Moroni and Lyman Canfield went to Kanab and moved her home to the Meadows, where her father and mother and other members of her family lived. They provided a home and cared for her and her children. It was on March 6, 1883 that the baby, Elsie was born.
Her family was very good to her and she was always very grateful for the many, many goodnesses they showed her and her children.
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Birth	21 Jan 1853	Provo, Utah, Utah, United States
Marriage	13 Oct 1873	Endowment House, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah, United States - Thomas Carlos EMETT
Marriage	5 Nov 1888	Hamblin-Meadows, Washington, Utah, United States - John DAY SR.
Death	1 May 1901	Cedar City, Iron, Utah, United States
Burial	4 May 1901	Hamblin-Meadows, Washington, Utah, United States
Ancestral File Number		1HPZ-VP

Spouse	Thomas Carlos EMETT (1855 - 1883)
Child	Olive Philena EMETT (1874 - 1955)
Child	Alice Lillian EMETT (1876 - 1878)
Child	David Carlos EMETT (1878 - 1953)
Child	Don Thomas EMETT (1880 - 1953)
Child	Elsie EMETT (1883 - 1959)

Spouse	John DAY SR. (1860 - 1930)
Child	Emma DAY (1889 - 1975)
Child	John DAY Jr. (Twin) (1892 - 1960)
Child	Henry DAY (Twin) (1892 - 1960)

Father	David CANFIELD (1812 - 1897)
Mother	Elizabeth Story DEPUY (1824 - 1908)
Sibling	David CANFIELD Jr. (1844 - 1857)
Sibling	Ellen Elizabeth CANFIELD (1846 - 1858)
Sibling	Moroni CANFIELD (1848 - 1893)
Sibling	James CANFIELD (1850 - 1933)
Sibling	Parley Pratt CANFIELD (1855 - 1922)
Sibling	Lyman CANFIELD (1857 - 1944)
Sibling	Harriet Elma CANFIELD (1859 - 1859)
Sibling	Clara CANFIELD (1861 - 1928)
Sibling	Alice Lillian CANFIELD (1864 - 1952)